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US 2026/0184536 A1Published application
Elevator governor assembly with damper
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorYiSug Kwon
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Abstract
A governor assembly for an elevator car. The governor assembly includes a tripping sheave; a centrifugal tripping mechanism configured to rotate with the tripping sheave, the centrifugal tripping mechanism configured to initiate activation of an elevator car safety brake; the centrifugal tripping mechanism including a first weight member configured to move in response to rotational speed of the centrifugal tripping mechanism; and a first damper coupled to the first weight member.
Claims16
A governor assembly for an elevator car, the governor assembly comprising:
- a tripping sheave;
- a centrifugal tripping mechanism configured to rotate with the tripping sheave, the centrifugal tripping mechanism configured to initiate activation of an elevator car safety brake;
- the centrifugal tripping mechanism including a first weight member configured to move in response to rotational speed of the centrifugal tripping mechanism;
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- a first damper coupled to the first weight member.
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